Chicken Lips (band)
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Chicken Lips are a dance music
band and production team from Stafford
, England, that includes Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith, both formerly of Bizarre Inc, a band they created in the early 1990s.
than the Acid House
that dominated in their earlier Bizarre Inc. productions. Their music has also been described as "disco-dub". As producers, they have issued in stream of twelve-inch singles released through the Kingsize label. With the addition of Steve Kotey, owner of Bear Funk Records, the Chicken Lips became a trio.
Meecham has also been involved in side-projects such as The Emperor Machine.
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
band and production team from Stafford
Stafford
Stafford is the county town of Staffordshire, in the West Midlands region of England. It lies approximately north of Wolverhampton and south of Stoke-on-Trent, adjacent to the M6 motorway Junction 13 to Junction 14...
, England, that includes Andy Meecham and Dean Meredith, both formerly of Bizarre Inc, a band they created in the early 1990s.
Career
Meecham and Meredith began working as Chicken Lips in 1999. Their music is more left-field HouseHouse music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
than the Acid House
Acid house
Acid house is a sub-genre of house music that emphasizes a repetitive, hypnotic and trance-like style, often with samples or spoken lines rather than sung lyrics. Acid house's core electronic squelch sounds were developed around the mid-1980s, particularly by DJs from Chicago who experimented with...
that dominated in their earlier Bizarre Inc. productions. Their music has also been described as "disco-dub". As producers, they have issued in stream of twelve-inch singles released through the Kingsize label. With the addition of Steve Kotey, owner of Bear Funk Records, the Chicken Lips became a trio.
Meecham has also been involved in side-projects such as The Emperor Machine.
Albums
- Echoman (2000), Kingsize
- Extended Play (2002), Kingsize
- Body Music - Nite:Life 015 (2003), NRK Nite Life
- DJ-Kicks: Chicken LipsDJ-Kicks: Chicken LipsDJ-Kicks: Chicken Lips is a DJ mix album, mixed by Chicken Lips. It was released on 3 November 2003 on the Studio !K7 independent record label as part of the DJ-Kicks series.-Track listing:...
(2003), !K7Studio !K7Studio !K7 is an independent record label based in Berlin, Germany that focuses mostly on electronic music. The name is an abbreviation of the company's original Berlin address, Kaiserdamm 7 . !K7 has since opened branch offices in New York City, Hamburg, London, and Tokyo.It has four independent... - Re-Echoed, Re-Extended and Re-Hashed (2003), Kingsize
- Clicks, Acid 'n' Disco (2005), Trust the DJ
- Making Faces (2006), Adrift
- Show Your Shape (The Best Of Chicken Lips) (2010), Tirk
- Experience Of Malfunction (2010), Lipservice
Singles
- "Shoe Beast"
- "Git Back"
- "Jerk Chicken"
- "He Not In"
- "You're Playing Dirty"
- "Blanc Tape"
- "Many Members"
- "Bad Skin"
Remixes
- 1999 Meat KatieMeat KatieMark Pember, also known as Meat Katie, is a London-based tech-funk producer and DJ. He has gained popularity in recent years in developing his style of tech-funk, combining techno, tribal, electro, breakbeat and house music...
- "Can't Hear Ya" - 1999 MFA - "Mesmerized"
- 1999 Oshun Flow - "HalfLife"
- 1999 Riptide - "Got2Get2Gether"
- 2000 Bentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm AceBentley Rhythm Ace are a duo formed in Birmingham, England in 1997, consisting of Mike Stokes and Richard March.-Career:The band was formed in Birmingham by Richard March, formerly with the group Pop Will Eat Itself, and Mike Stokes, with guest appearances by James Atkin, a member of indie band EMF...
- "How'd I Do Dat?" - 2000 Utah SaintsUtah SaintsUtah Saints is a dance band based in Leeds, England. The music is produced by Jez Willis and Tim Garbutt, who are joined on-stage by other musicians whenever the band plays live...
- "Power to the Beats" - 2001 NigoNigois a Japanese music producer, DJ and the creator of the urban clothing line A Bathing Ape, otherwise known as Bape.-Fashion background:Nigo's venture into fashion started in a small store selling a few Bape t-shirts and camouflage print hoodies, which became very popular among the teen demographic...
- "March of the General" - 2001 Organic Audio - "Nurega"
- 2001 PlaygroupPlaygroup (band)Playgroup is a British dance act. Basically the project of musician and designer Trevor Jackson, they were associated with the electroclash movement.Jackson has also performed under the names Underdog and Skull.-Albums:...
- "Number One" - 2001 Shrinkwrap - "Illegal Entry"
- 2001 Stereo MCsStereo MCsStereo MCs are an English electronic dance group, which formed in Clapham, London in 1985. They are best known worldwide for their 1992 transatlantic Top 20 hit single, "Connected"...
- "We Belong in This World Together" - 2001 Street Corner Symphony - "Memories of Aphrodite"
- 2001 Suns of ArqaSuns of ArqaSuns of Arqa are a World Music collective founded in 1979 by Michael Wadada. Since the group's formation, over 200 people from around the world have played and recorded with them, and in many cases these were like-minded musicians Wadada met as he travelled the world...
- "Tomorrow Never Knows" - 2001 The White Rabbit - "Transistor Queen"
- 2002 Maurice Fulton presents Stress - "My Gigolo"
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- "To Sir with Love" - 2002 Outcast - "Last Bullet"
- 2002 Justin RobertsonJustin RobertsonJustin Robertson is a British DJ, remixer and electronic music producer from Manchester, England. He has remixed dozens of high-profile music artists as himself or as The Prankster, fronted the group Lionrock and has released albums and singles of original music under his own name and the name...
Presents Revtone - "The Brightest Thing" - 2002 Soul Mekanik Invents Ben-E-Lux - "If U Nu"
- 2002 Stylophonic - "Bizarre Mind"
- 2002 UnderworldUnderworld (band)Underworld are a British electronic group, and principal name under which duo Karl Hyde and Rick Smith have recorded together since 1980.- Early years: 1979–1986 :...
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- "We Don't Play Guitars" - 2003 Will Dawson - "Under the Water"
- 2003 FC KahunaFC KahunaFC Kahuna are a British DJ and electronic music production duo, consisting of Jon Nowell and Daniel Ormondroyd. FC Kahuna released Machine Says Yes in the spring of 2002, which had a number of singles released from it, most notably "Machine Says Yes" and "Hayling", which both featured Icelandic...
- "Hayling" - 2003 Foolish & Sly - "Rainfalls"
- 2003 Jas - "Hitchhiking"
- 2003 Headman - "It Rough"
- 2003 Land Shark - "Tie Me Up"
- 2003 Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
- "Teorema" - 2003 Random Factor - "What I Need"
- 2003 RocketRocket (band)Rocket is an all-girl pop-punk band from Los Angeles, California.-Members:Current members* Lauren Rocket- Vocals* Lauren C. Rocket- Guitar, Backing vocals* Peaches Rocket- Guitar* Kristen Rocket- Bass* CC Rocket- DrumsFormer members...
- "People" - 2003 SonoSono (band)SONO is a band from Hamburg, Germany and was started in 2001 by Lennart A. Salomon Florian Sikorski and Martin Weiland ....
- "Heading For" - 2003 Triangle Orchestra - "@ 137"
- 2004 Woody Braun - "Finding Words Ain't Easy"
- 2004 Nick HolderNick HolderNick Holder is an underground hip-hop and house music deejay and producer from Toronto, Canada.Holder began DJing in the early 1980s, and soon became influenced by the Detroit techno scene and DJs such as Derrick May and Carl Craig....
- "Player 1" - 2004 Ignition - "Love Is War"
- 2004 PlaygroupPlaygroup (band)Playgroup is a British dance act. Basically the project of musician and designer Trevor Jackson, they were associated with the electroclash movement.Jackson has also performed under the names Underdog and Skull.-Albums:...
- "Make It Happen" - 2004 WinkJosh WinkJosh Wink is an electronic music DJ, label owner, producer, remixer, and artist. He is a native of Philadelphia, United States. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S...
- "516 Acid" - 2005 Hard-FiHARD-FiHard-Fi are an English indie rock band formed in Staines, Surrey in 2003. The band's members are Richard Archer , Ross Phillips , Kai Stephens and Steve Kemp .They achieved chart success with their third single, "Hard to Beat" and then followed by other successful singles such as...
- "Middle Eastern Holiday" - 2005 The KillsThe KillsThe Kills is a rock band formed by American singer Alison Mosshart and British guitarist Jamie Hince . Their first three albums, Keep On Your Mean Side, No Wow, and Midnight Boom, have garnered much critical praise...
- "No WowNo WowNo Wow is the second studio album by indie rock band The Kills. It was released February 21, 2005, on Domino Records. No Wow showcases definite blues and post-punk influences....
" - 2005 MattafixMattafixMattafix are a UK duo, made up of Marlon Roudette and Preetesh Hirji. Their sound is a fusion of hip hop/rap, R&B, reggae, dancehall, blues, jazz, soul and world...
- "To & Fro" - 2005 MorcheebaMorcheebaMorcheeba are a British band, mixing influences from trip hop, rock, R&B, and pop.They have produced 7 albums since 1995, two of which reached the UK top ten.-Biography:...
- "Wonders Never Cease" - 2005 Plant Life - "The Last Song"
- 2006 Alexkid with Liset Alea - "Nightshade"
- 2006 Bell X1 - "FlameFlame (Bell X1 song)"Flame" is a single by the Irish pop rock quintet, Bell X1, and the second to be taken from the band's third album Flock. It was released on 10 March 2006...
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- "Good Clean Fun" - 2006 Sébastien TellierSébastien TellierSébastien Tellier is a French singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He is currently signed to Record Makers, a French independent record label. He sings in English, French and Italian.-Biography:...
- "Broadway" - 2006 TigaTiga (musician)Tiga is the stage name of Montreal-born DJ/producer Tiga James Sontag . His album Sexor won the 2007 Juno Award for Dance Recording of the Year.-Career:He graduated from Selwyn House School, a prestigious school in Westmount...
- "(Far From) Home" - 2006 Robbie WilliamsRobbie WilliamsRobert Peter "Robbie" Williams is an English singer-songwriter, vocal coach and occasional actor. He is a member of the pop group Take That. Williams rose to fame in the band's first run in the early- to mid-1990s. After many disagreements with the management and certain group members, Williams...
- "RudeboxRudeboxRudebox is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter Robbie Williams, released on 23 October 2006 in the United Kingdom.-Background:...
" - 2007 Chin Chin - "Appetite"
- 2007 Tim Fuller - "The Slightest Touch"
- 2007 Kotey Extra Band feat. Chaz Jankel - "Sooner or Later"
- 2007 Mark RonsonMark RonsonMark Daniel Ronson is an English DJ, guitarist, music producer, artist and co-founder of Allido Records. He currently works with his band under the music alias of Mark Ronson & The Business Intl....
feat. Daniel MerriweatherDaniel MerriweatherDaniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase...
- "Stop MeStop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before-Smiths original:The Smiths' song, written by the usual combination of Morrissey and Johnny Marr, came out on the group's 1987 album Strangeways, Here We Come....
" - 2007 Next Door But One - "Art Of The Matter"
- 2007 WolfmotherWolfmotherWolfmother is an Australian rock band from Erskineville, Sydney. Formed in 2000, the group was originally a trio composed of vocalist and guitarist Andrew Stockdale, bassist and keyboardist Chris Ross and drummer Myles Heskett. Wolfmother released their self-titled debut album in October 2005,...
- "Love Train" - 2008 Love Is AllLove is AllLove Is All is a five-piece indie pop band from Gothenburg, Sweden. It releases songs in English. Paste Magazine has stated that it makes "infectiously lo-fi punk rock laced with saxophone and melodic vocals".-Biography:...
- "Make Out Fall Out Make Up" - 2008 PnauPnauPnau is an Australian dance music duo originating from Sydney, Australia. The duo consists of musicians Nick Littlemore and Peter Mayes...
- "Embrace"